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From: Coffey Cousins' Clearinghouse Bonnie Culley 4012 Cambridge Circle Jefferson City, MO 65109 Phone: (573)635-9057 email: bculey@embarqmail.com

December2008 IssueNO.111 ISSN0749-758X

EDITOR’S LETTER

DearCousins;

Icanhardlybelievethat2008isnearlygone.Itwentbyfast!EvenmoreamazingistheamountofinformationthathasbeenaddedtotheCoffeeandCoffeygenealogies.Thenaddtothat,thelineagescollaboratedbytheDNAproject.WOW!

IespeciallyenjoyedtheworkcontributedonAnnisterCoffeyChenault.Whowouldhavedreamedthatawomaninthe�700swouldhaveleft so many records. We are usually lucky to find evenonerecordwithawoman’snamelisted.

ThenJerryCoffeehasaddedsomuchtothePeterCoffeeline.Nowifwecouldonlyproveparentsforthepeoplethatwecall“theChesleyCoffeyline.”(PossiblyIshouldtalktoSantaClauseaboutthat!)

BesuretocheckouttheCDslistedonpage�2,inComputerNews.Theyareextremelyvaluabletoolsforworkingyourfamilytreeandwouldmakegreat,inexpensiveChristmasgifts,aswellasasubscriptiontoCCC–ournewsletter.

Also,checktheCoffeyConventionpage.DannyCoffeyhasnegotiatedagreatpriceforthebanquetand is finding many good things for us to do. Our libraryisgrowingeveryyearaswell.RussellCo,KYwashometomostoftheChesleyCoffeylineandmanyoftheEdwardCoffeylinesettledinthis

generalareaaswell.Thissoundslikeafunplacetomeet.Getyourregistrationinearly.

Isincerelywanttothankeveryonefortheircontributionstothenewsletterthispastyearandforyourloyaltyassubscribers.MostsubscriptionswillexpireonDec.3�,2008.

JimandIwanttowisheachandeveryoneaVERYMERRYCHRISTMAS.

Sincerely,

Bonnie Culley

page2 December 2008INDEX

Editor'sLetter...........................................1NewCousins..............................................3CoffeyDNAProject..................................3NewAddresses...........................................3Obituaries..................................................4MailBox.....................................................4Corrections................................................5DeadEndRoads........................................5CurrentsGalore......................................10ComputerNews.......................................12Documents...............................................12CoffeyCousinsConvention2009...........17

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*JanineRamsey,jeders2@fuse.net,hasabreakthroughonRICECOFFEY,sonofLeviCoffey.Shesays,"WehavebeenlookingforthemaidennameofRiceCoffey'swife,Janeforsometime.DorothaCoffeymarriedAbnerKilpatrickandsheisthesisterofmy(Janine)ancestor,LeviCoffey/ewhomarriedKatherineKilpatrick,Abner'ssister.Earlier,IsawadeathrecordforDorothathatwasvoidofanyparents.ButIhavefoundanothercopy of the death certificate. The mother's name appearstobeDorothaMedaris.IbelieveshemaybeDorothaJaneMedarisandmaybeaheretoforeunidentified daughter of William H. Medaris and SusannaNicholsonwholivedinCherokeeandBurkeCounties,NC.=============================MAIL BOX*Loren&ChristinaJenkinshavemovedtoanursinghomeforhealthreasons.Youcansendcardstotheirnewaddressat30�W.ElectricAve,McAlester,OK7450�.

*LillianHarrellwasinanautoaccidentinGraingerCoTN.Shehassomebrokenbonesand a punctured lung. They moved her first byhelicopterfromMorristownHospitaltotheUniversityHospitalinKnoxville.Herdaughter,Susiesaysthatsheisprogressingslowlybutsteadily.Youcansendcardstoherat344CampgroundRd.,ThornHill,TN3788�.

*RaymondCoffeyfromShoreline,WAwasinjured in a traffic collision on June 19, 2008. We hopeheisdoingbetter.

*WeheardearlierthisquarterthatLaVonneHoelisstillinchemo.Hopesheisfeelingbetterbynow.

*BennieLoftinhadcataractsremovedinSeptember.Hopehervisionisgettingbettereveryday.

Peace on EarthGood Will to Men

COFFEYCOUSINS'CLEARINGHOUSE page3NEW NAMES ANCESTORCarolyn Sudheimer Eigel, #10 Lily St. Greenville, SC 29617 Marvel Coffey

NEW COUSINS

CarolynSudheimerEigelisnotactuallyaCoffeydescendentbutisresearchingthelineofMarvelCoffeywhodiedinMariesCo.MO.Hergrandfatherwasahalf-brothertotheJohnCoffeychildren.MarvelandRachelBooneCoffeyhadeightchildren;Lavina,Elizabeth,Temperance,Irvin,WilliamBrazeal,Squire,CampbellandonedaughterwhoprobablydiedinchildbirthbeforetheymovedfromTNtoMO.ShewasmarriedtoWilliamMoss.CarolynisworkingonJohnCoffey,sonofIrvinCoffey.John,abuglerintheCivilWar,wasborn�5Dec.�844anddied6Sept.�88�inMariesCo.MO.Hemarried��Oct.�866toSusanVanderpool.Theyweretheparentsof4children,Irvin,Elizabeth(Sudheimer),OliverandSquire.AfterthedeathofJohnCoffey,hiswidowSusanmarriedawidower,GeorgeFrederich(Fritz)Sudheimer.Carolynsaysthattheyhadastringofprogeny,includinghergrandfather,RobertLeeSudheimerwhomarriedEmmaWiles.Theyhad3children;adaughter,Leotawhodiedatage9frompneumonia,astillbornburiedatViennaPublicCemeteryandherfatherCharlesRaymondSudheimer.HemarriedMargaretHofmannofOsageCityMOinAugust�94�.CarolynishavingalotofsuccesswithherVanderpoolfamilyandwouldliketohearfromothersworkingonherCoffeyline.Hercomputerisdown.Wehopetohaveane-mailaddressbynextissue.

NEW ADDRESSLoren&ChristinaJenkins,30�W.ElectricAve,McAlester,OK7450�

NEW EMAIL ADDRESSEdCoffee,edrcoffee@verizon.netJackCoffee,jack.coffee@gmail.comNeldaCoffee,nelda.coffee@gmail.comMarshallPugh,mrpugh44@yahoo.comRaymondCoffey,n0bzm@windstream.net

COFFEY DNA REPORTByFredCoffey&LorieOkel

ONTHEINTERNET:FollowingarethreelinkstoCoffeyCousinstopicsontheInternet.(Weknowthatmanyofyoupreferthenewsletterformat,buttherearesometopicsthatreallytakeuptoomuchspaceand/ordonotlendthemselvestopresentationinanewsletter.)COFFEYDNAPROJECT:Ifyouhaven’tcheckedontheCoffey/CoffeeSurnameDNAProjectrecently,dropinatthefollowingandseewhat’sbeengoingon:www.coffeysws/FamilyTree/DNAYou’ll find how we’ve been using DNA tests to explore or confirm relationships between Coffey Cousins, plus some related families. You’ll find thatwehaveamorediversegroupofCousins(ornot?)thanyoueverimagined!HOLT/COFFEYCONNECTIONS:If you visit the above DNA project, you will find averybriefdiscussionoftwoHOLTfamiliesthattheDNAshowstohaveaCOFFEYconnection.OneinvolvesarelationshipinWhitley/McCrearyCountyKY,andtheotherprobablyinWilkesCountyNC.There’samorelengthydiscussionatthefollowinglink.OurHOLTcontactsareLOOKINGFORANYADDITIONALINFORMATIONtheCoffeyCousinscanoffer,andyou’reinvitedtolookatthefollowingandseeifyouknowsomethingwedon’t:www.coffey.ws/familytree/DNA/HoltConnections.htmCOFFEY/CHENAULTCONNECTIONS:TheSeptember2008newsletterofferedsomedocuments,providedbyJohnChenault,thatwererelatedtoEdwardCoffeyandtoThomasPowell.JohnChenaultalsomadeseveralotherdocuments available. You can find the ones from theSeptembernewsletter,andseveralothers,atthefollowinglink:www.coffey.ws/familytree/familynotes/CoffeyChenaultConnections.htm

page4 December 2008OBITUARIES

HERBERTLAFAVERSHerbertBlondelleLafavers,age90,ofRussellSprings,KY,passedawayFriday,Aug.22atWestlakeRegionalHospital.HeservedintheU.S.ArmyHewasprecededindeathbyhisparents,Lonnie&MollieSmithLafavers,asister,VioletSullivanand3brothersDavidElliott,BernisGlendale,&JamesLafaversSurvivorsincludehiswife,CamillaLeaCoffeyLafaversofRussellSprings;5daughtersDonnJeanne(Harry)FreidricksonofWasilla,AK,JeanetteBlondell(Mike)WrightofAtlanta,GA,EvonnePaulineFox,DeniseLeMartinezandEllenJameeneWaltersallofRussellSprings;3sons,HerbertClarence(Katrina)LafaversofLouisville,KY,DouglasEugene(Sandra)LafaversofMt.Washington,KY,&BrianGerek(Deborah)LafaversofRussellSprings;asisterVivianCoomerofLouisville;2brothers,OdosLafavers&Eugene(Short)LafaversbothofRussellSprings.BurialwasinMillSpringsNationalCemetery.(CamillaCoffeyLafavershasgivenusmanyCoffeyrecordsthroughtheyearsfromRussellCo.KY.Wesendoursinceresympathy.)

INOLAMAE(COFFEE)FRANKSInolaMaeFrankspassedawayJuly20,2008inCoalgate,OK.ShewasbornJuly26,�924toJames Arthur and Julia Bell (Griffin) Coffee. She wasprecededindeathbyherparents;husbands,AlexanderMcKinneyandArlieTheodoreFranks;son,JohnnieLeeFranks;brothers,JayCoffee,PeaberryCoffee,BynumCoffee,JohnCoffee;sisters,RamonaJones,MapleStandridgeWelty,ArdellaPrinceandBrunettaYates.Survivorsaresons,JamesArlis(Linda)Franks,Coalgate,OK,Bobby(Sherry)Kranks,Ada,OK;daughters,Julia(Marvin)Hampton,Coalgate,OK,Donna(Gary)Guinn,Coalgate,OK,Darla(Curtis)Vick,Olney,OK;daughter-in-law,JudyFranks,Coalgate,OK;sister,EnolaIsbell,Coalgate,OK;sister-in-laws,JoAnnCoffee,GladysCoffee,CoalgateandShirley(Franks)Collier,Watonga,OK.IntermentwasintheCoalgateCemetery.

RAYMONDCOFFEYRaymondCoffey,aformerChicagoSun-Timescolumnist,diedFriday.Hewas79.CoffeydiedinTucson,AZ,ofcomplicationsfromAlzheimer’sdisease,saiddaughterBrigidZachar.CoffeyanativeofRacine,Wis.wasaneditorandcolumnistatSun-Timesfrom�987to�999.Hewasamanagingeditorandeditorialpageeditor.Hebeganhiscareerin�953andworkedatnewspapersincludingtheChicagoDailyNewsandtheChicagoTribunebeforegoingtotheSun-Times.(USWorldinTulsaWorld–B.Loftin)

THOMASWARDCOFFEYThomasWardCoffey,77ofKingstondiedMay2�,2008inOakRidge,TN.BornI�93�inOldHickory,TNhewasthesonofRalphBascombandWillie(Billie)DillardCoffey,bothofwhomprecededhimindeath.HewasaretiredfromOakRidgeNationalLaboratoryandaveteranoftheKoreanWar.Survivorsincludehiswifeof58years,PearlNussmeyerCoffeyofKingston;Sons,Mike&(Tammie)Coffey,Mitch&(Shery)Coffey,Mark&(Sheri)Coffey,allofKingston;Sister,Joyce&(Ernie)Kohn.IntermentinKingstonMemorialGardens.(Info:SheriKelly)

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COFFEYCOUSINS'CLEARINGHOUSE page5CORRECTIONS*PatsyCastanonpcastanon@satx.rr.com,says;“Iamwritingaboutanarticleonpage��submittedbyJerryCoffeeonthedeathofElizabeth“Liz”Coffey.Inhislastparagraph,JerrystatesthatElizabeth’sancestorwasRichCoffeyofColemanCo.,TX.Thisinformationisincorrect.Elizabeth’sfatherisCharlesCoffeyofBrownwood,TX.HergrandfatherwasCecilFranzCoffey.Cecil’sfatherwasBrooksCoffey,thebrotherofmypaternalgrandmother,MaryElizabethCoffeyNesmith.TheirfatherwasJohnNathanCoffey,thesonofWilliamSaundersCoffey,oneofthechildrenofNathanCoffeywhodiedinAlabamain�823.Elizabeth’sremainswerecrematedandwillbeplacedwithhergrandfatherintheZephyr,TXcemetery.TherewasaRichCoffeylivinginColemanCountyinthe�800sbutheisnotpartofmyfamily.”-------------------------------------------------------*JackCoffeesaysthatthefollowinglistofancestorsinIssue��0,page9isconfusingandPeter,theauthor,agreed.Jacksays“JustgoingoverthelatestissueofCoffeyCousinsnewsletter,andreadingyourgenealogyIgotlostandwonderifsomethingwasleftout?Your6thGGPareshownasSquireBooneandSarahMorgan.Your5thGGPareshownasWilliamCoffeyandAnnieBoone,indicatingtomethatAnniewasadaughterofSquireandSarah!?MyrecordsshowthatAnniewasad/oJesseBooneandSarahMcMahan;Jesseas/oIsraelandIsraelabrotherofDanielandsonofSquireandSarahMorganBoone.PeterCoffeysaidthatJack'sversioniscorrect.Peter'se-mailaddress;petericoffey@gmail.com.==============================TheTexasCoffeyfamiliesarehavingtheirannualreuniononJuly�7-20,2009.ItwillbeattheCountryInn&Suites,200SoncyRd.Amarillo,TX.Formoreinformationpleasecallorwriteto:RichardGlasscock,6328HamptonDrive,Amarillo,TX79�09-phone:806-356-7699–e-mail-�rglasscock@gmail.com

Dead End Roads*FredCoffey,fredcoffey@aol.com,isinterestedinlearninganythingabouttheNancyChenaultwhomarriedEdwardCoffey’sgrandson,Edmund.EdmundthenhadagrandsonandgreatgrandsonnamedJosephChenaltCoffey(Jr.andSr.).Jack’sEdwardCoffeyProjectontheCCwebpagehasthisline.Howeveritdoesn’tshowNancy’slastname,andtheothertwoarenamedas“JosephCCoffey”ratherthat“JosephChenaultCoffey”.Butthere’snodoubtit’sthesameline.Wouldlovetodiscover how this line fits to the Stephen Chenault whomarriedEdwardCoffey’sdaughterAnnister.(Jackhadaddedanote:“EdmondStewartCoffeyandNancyBARNETTweremarriedinAlbermarleco.orAmherstco.VA.HedidmarryaNancywhoselastnamemayhavebeenBarnettorShenalt.TheylivedmostlyinAmherstco.VAontheTyeRiver,probablynearEdmond’sbrotherWilliam.”Fredadds,“Heusedthespelling“Shenalt”ratherthanChenault.Givenotherrelationshipsinthattimeperiod,IhavenodoubtthatthenamewasCHENAULT.”Youcanpickuptheyoungest“JosephChenaultCoffey”intheEdwardCoffeyProjectbyclickingonthefollowinglink,andthenclickingbackthroughthetree:http://www.thecoffeycousins.org/Edward%20Coffey%20Project/b4�69.htm#P4�69

-----------------------------------------------*DonCoffey,Coffdp@aol.com,says,“WehavenotlocatedJohn,b.�80�andwifeCatherine,b.�806Coffeyafterthe�856Muscatine,IowaCensus.TheycamefromIrelandin�852witheightchildren.Thefollowingiswhatweknowsofar.Michael,buriedinIowa,ScottCatherine,b.�834Elizabeth,b.�839-m.MikeMurphy,Jan.6,�856,d.May�929.James,b.�83�–m.CharlotteHogan,June8,�859/

page6 December 2008Witness’sWilliam&MaryAnnCoffey.Anthony,BuriedinMinnesotaWilliam,b.�84�-Baptized�868/Witness’sJohnCoffey&CatherineRayMargaret,b.�836,MaryAnn,b.�843-m.�864--WitnessSr.MaryAgatha??Dondoesn’thavecompleteinformationonanyofthefamilyandwouldappreciateanyinformationthatanyonewouldhaveorknowofwouldhelp.=========================JuliaHampton,jahmawbear@yahoo.comhasdonealotofworkonherlinage.Shesaysthatsheisratherunsureaboutthelastcoupleofgenerationsandwouldappreciateanyhelp.Shelists:EdwardCoffey/AnnPowell(�670-�7�6)EdwardCoffey/GraceClevelandClevelandCoffee/MarthaBrownJoelWilliamCoffee/ElizabethAnnMooreJohnJamesCoffee/MarthaVirginiaEppersonJames Arthur Coffee/Julia Bell GriffinInolaMaeCoffee/ArlieTheodoreFranks(ThelastgenerationisJulia’sparents)===========================MaureenDonald,robert.maureen@sasktel.net,ask, “Can anyone find a clue, land records, court records,etcregardingtheWilkesCo.NCRiotof�794asreferredtobyFrankCrosswhiteinDec.�988CoffeyCousinsClearinghouse?”(CCCwouldliketoknowmoreaboutthisaffairalso.)

(Asmanymaynothavethe�988CCC,Iwillreprintthestoryhere.)Quote:

WILKESCOUTYRIOTTRIALOF1784byFrankCrosswhite

Informationisneededonthe“riot”forwhichNathanCoffeyandJoelCoffeywereindictedinWilkesCounty,NorthCarolina,in�784.IfJoelandNathanhadbeenridingwithSalathielCoffeyonsomeactivitythatresultedinacivildisturbance,andifSalathielwerekilled,itwouldbeonlynaturalforJoelandNathantostandassecurityforwidowElizabethwhensheobtained

lettersofadministrationforherdeadhusband.Sheobtainedsuchletterson28Jul�784,theverysamedaythatJoelandNathanwereindictedforriotandalsothesamedaytheysignedbondsforElizabeth’sadministrationofherdeadhusband’sestate.Coincidence?TheaffaircarriedovertothenextcourtsessioninlateOctober�784whenitwasorderedthatthesheriffsellSalathiel’sperishableestate(Oct.26).OnOct.28,LivingstonIsbelobtainedlettersofadministrationonJohnWilliamCrosswhite’sestateandonthevery same day he filed suit against Nathan Coffey. Anothercoincidence”ThedeathofArchelausCoffeymayhaveoccurredataboutthesametimeasthoseofSalathielCoffeyandJohnCrosswhite,sinceArchelaus’widow’snameappearsonthetaxlistinsteadofhis.CopiesofdeedsshowJohnWm.Crosswhite’slandstohavebeenintheBeaverCreek-King’sCreekregionwhichwouldhavefallenintoCaptainIsbel’sdistrict.Ithadonly83headsoffamiliesaslateasthe�787census.ThisiswhereJoelCoffeyandIsaacNebuzaradenCoffeylivedaswellasMastainDurham,ColbyRucker,anumberofWitherspoonsandStapps,aswellasanumberoffamiliesofCalton’s.ThiswouldalsoseemtobethedistrictwhereArchelauslivedbeforehedied,butI(Frank)amuncertainwhereSalathielownedlandifhewasindeedalandowner.Thecourtrecordsof�784citedabove,alloccurredintheWilkesCountyCourtofPleasandQuarters.SuspectedfelonswouldbearraignedbythiscourtbutwouldberemandedfortrialtothedistrictcourtwhichsatinBurkeCountyfortheregionthatincludedWilkes.ThatafelonmayhavebeeninvolvedisstronglysuggestedbythefacttheWilkesCo.Courtthatmetinthesummerof�785orderedthatPatrickHambrickbepaidforcarryingNathanCoffeytotheBurkejail.Atthetimeoftheriot,BenClevelandhadtogiveuphisYadkinfarm,“TheRoundabout”.Draper’s“KING’SMOUNTAIN”bookstatesTheRoundaboutwaslosttosomeonewithabettertitle.Atthispoint,NathanCoffeyseemsto

COFFEYCOUSINS'CLEARINGHOUSE page7disappearfromtheWilkesCountytaxlists,asdoesBenCleveland.Joelhadabrother,ChesleyCoffeejr.,whomarriedaBaldwinfromaBurkeCo.familyaccusedofbeingaLoyalists.AlsoindictedassuspectedTorriesinBurkeCo.whereJosephStep(Stapp)andNimrodShenault.JosephwasmostcertainlyadescendantofMarthaCoffeyStappandthenumerousPowellsofBurkeCountyalsoseemtohavebeenrelatedtoAnnPowellCoffey.EliasPowellwasayoungloyalistmilitiamanfromBurkewhoservedaspersonalorderlytoBritishColonelPatrickFergusonduringtheBattleofKing’sMountain.Hecleanedandcaredfor Ferguson’s body after the patriot’s defiled it. ChesleyCoffeejr.mayhavelosthisresidenceinBurkeCo.andmovedtoWilkesatatimewhenWhigsopenlydisplacedTorriesfromtheirland.AnanalysisoftheCoffeyfamiliesofBurkeandWilkesCountiespriorto�799isreservedforanotherdiscussion.----------------------------------------------(I’mnotsurethisstorygoesherebutitdoesrelatetothestoryaboveastheyareassumedtobethesonsofChesleyCoffeesr.)

LOOKINGFORCHESLEYFredCoffey,JackCoffee,KevinCoffey,TimPetermanandRogerCoffeyteameduptoseeifwecouldproveiftherewereactuallyANYDOCUMENTEDEVIDENCEthatChesleyCoffeesr.exited.RogerCoffeyhadrecentlytakentheDNAtestandmatchedtheEdwardCoffeylineDNA.HeisfromFieldenCoffeyb.ca�830Daviessco.MOonupandthroughNebuzaraden,oneofthesupposedsonsofChesleysr.MaureenDonaldaskinthelastissueofCCCifGloriaRoach’sclaimthattheTaxListofWashingtonco.NCactuallysaidthathewas6�yearsofage.FredCoffeyfoundtherewasaChesleyCoffeeinWashingtonco.NC.(Abitofhistory:In�777Washingtonco.wasestablishedaspartofNorthCarolinaanditcomprisedwhatbecamethe

entire state of Tennessee. The first courts were heldinWashingtonco.inFeb�778.In�785thesettlersbandedtogetherandformedthestateofFranklinthatincludedWashingtonco.NorthCarolinaneveracceptedthisandby�788theareawasagainpartofNorthCarolina.ThestateofTennesseewasestablishedin�796.)Fredfound:WashingtonCountyTennesseeRecords–Vol.IIWashingtonco.ListsofTaxables�778-�80�CompiledbyMaryHardinMcCownet.al.Privatelyprinted,JohnsonCity,TN�964ChesleyCoffeeislistedin�790through�793–only.Ineachheisshownashaving�FreePoll,noslavesand�00acresofland.(In�790hisnameistranscribedas“CharleyCoffee”.ThelastthreeyearsheisChesleyCoffee.Inallfouryearsheisfoundinthe“ListofTaxableProperty”takenbyRichardWhite.RESULTSInNorthCarolina,theageatwhichapersonbecame“tooold”forpolltaxwas50.SincethisChesleyin�793wasNOToverthepolltaxage,hecouldnothavebeenbornearlierthan�743(assumingthatWashingtonco.adoptedthesamecutoffageof50.)THISHASTOBECHESLEYjr.(�755-�8�8).NEXTASSUMPTIONGloriasaysthatJoel’swillstatesthatheisasonofChesley.TimPetermanfurnisheduswithacopyofJoel’swill.Joeldiedin�789inWilkesco.NC.HiswillwasprovedinJuly�789.“InthenameofGodamen–I,JoelCoffee,ofNorthCarolinaandtheCountyofWilkesthoweakinbodyyetperfectinmindandmemoryconstitutethismylastwillandtestiment,IgivemysoultoGodmyredeemerandmybodytobeburiedinadecentmannerandaftermyjustdebtsarepaidIdisposeofmyworldlygoodsasfollow,towit,IgivetomywifeMartha,theplantationwhereonInowliveandallmyhouseholdfurnitureandtwoNegroesnamely,HarryandTeg,andallmystockofhorses,cattle,sheep,andhogsenduring

page8 December 2008hernaturallifeorwidowhood,IalsowillthatasmuchofmylandbesoldbymyExecutortopaymydebts.Theremainderofmylandtobeequallydividedamongallmychildrentowit,Cleaveland,James,Joel,Nathan,Cathy,Jane,Sealy,andifmywifeisatpresentwithchild,foritifitlivetoshareanequalpartwiththerestandatdeathormarriageofmywifeforwhatIgivehertobeequallydividedamongallmychildrenmypresentestatetobeimprovedandkepttogethertillmyyoungestchildcomeofageormarry.NebuzaradenCoffeeandmysonCleavelandCoffeeExecutors.Iacknowledgethismylastwillandtestimentmadethis27thdayofApril�789.

JoelCoffee(hismark)(NothingsaysthatheisthesonofChesley!!)CHESLEYCLUEEliza(Coffey)Porterleftanoteentitled,“HistoryofNathanCoffey”;“NathanCoffeywasthesonofJoelCoffeyandMartha(Step)Coffey,wasgrandsonofChesleyandJane(Cleveland)Coffey,nativeofVirginia.ButthegrandparentsremovedtoNorthCarolinainanearlydayandsettledontheYadkinRiverwheretheparentsofoursubjectwasbornandraisedandmarried…”(ThisnoteisnotproofthatJoelCoffeywasasonofChesleyCoffey,becausethenotewaswritten almost one hundred and fifty years afterJoelCoffeywasborn.Yet,thisnoteisastrongimplicationthatChesleyCoffeyandJaneClevelandweretheparentsofJoel.InothernotesleftbyEliza(Coffey)Porter,hermemorywasquiteaccurate.)ThisisTHECLUEthathasbeenusedsincethelate�970stodemonstratethatJoelwasreportedtobethesonofChesleyCoffeyandJaneCleveland.SinceJoelwaslikelythebrotherofSalathiel,Chesley(�755-�8�8),Nebuzaradan&Nathan,weassumebyextensionthatallweresonsofChesley&Jane.ElizaPorterleftthisnoteinthe�890s.Joelwashergrandfather.Howmanypeopleactuallyrememberthenamesoftheirgreat-grandparents?SinceChesley(�755-�8�8)outlivedJoel,

Salathiel&Nebuzaradanbyatleastacoupleofdecades,hisnamemayhavebeenmentionedintheCoffeyhousehold.SUMMATIONRightnow,wehavehearsayevidenceonly.Aprominentgenealogistoncesuggestedthatmostlineagesaretraceable.Themainproblemisthatgenealogistareeitherlookinginthewrongplace,orlookingforthewrongpeople.NorecordofChesley&Janehaseverbeenfound.ThereareplentyofrecordsofEdwardandGrace(Cleveland)Coffey.Weknowthattheirdeceasedson,Clevelandhadawidow&daughterwhomovedtoAdairco.KY,wherethedaughter,Gracie,marriedRutherfordCoffey,sonofNathanandMaryCoffey.I(TimPeterman)thinkthemostsensiblethingforuswouldbetotrytoidentifyallofthechildrenofEdward&Grace.Maybewewillfind our family; maybe we will be able to rule themout.Tim(IBonniesincerelyagreewithTim.Wehaveignoredthisissuetoolong.)BUT,wedohaveonemorecluethathasn’tbeenexploredfully.ThereisaChesleyorCharlesCoffeelistedasanearlysettler(�752)ofAlbemarleco.VA.TherewereotherCoffeysinthearea.WedoneedtofullyexplorethoseAlbemarleCo.records.KevinCoffeysentthefollowingwebaddressforAlbemarleCobutitdoesnottelluswhereAlexanderBrownfoundthesenames.Isuspectthatitwasfromoneofthesurveyor’slists.http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vaamhers/docs/EarlySettlers.htmlCoffeyCharlesa.“ Edmondb.au.“ Jamesb.au.“ Johnb.au.“ Reubinb.�3==========================

COFFEYCOUSINS'CLEARINGHOUSE page9RogerCoffey,rogerc@sleepcomp.com,isanotherofourcousinswhohasrecentlytakentheDNAtest.HedoesmatchtheEdwardCoffeylineanddescendsfromtheChesleysr.??linethroughNebuzaraden(ca.�757-�797)Fielden(d.bef�3Jan�834)ThomasHayes,b.�806Russellco.KYFielden,b.ca�829Daviesco.MOGeorgeW.b.�854Daviesco.MOFloydCurtisb.�898N.OKLeonardFieldenb.�9�2Joplin,MORonaldKeithb.�938,Joplin,MORogerLynn,b.Joplin,MORogerwouldappreciatehearingformanyonewhohasmoreinformationonthisline.=========================FredCoffey,fredcoffey@aol.com,hasanotherfamilyhewouldlikeyoutolookatandseeifyoumighthaveanythinginyourrecordsthatwouldaddtothiswork.Hesays;Wenowhaveay-DNAtestonadescendantofWilliamMarionHolt(Born7Apr�837inWhitleyCounty(nowMcCrearyCounty),Kentucky).Thattestshows(asvariousHoltgenealogistshavelongbelieved)thatthislinehasthey-DNAoftheEdwardCoffeygroup.SomebelievetheconnectionwillbeviaadescendantoftheJamesCoffey(borninWilkesCounty,NC,inabout�790)whomarriedSarahSumpter.Now,themostcommonclaimisthatWilliamMarionHolt’sfatherwasone“ColeCoffey”,whomwehavenotyetbeenabletopindown.Howevertherewasa“ColemanCoffey”livinginWayneCounty,KY,inthe�840census.AndthisisindeedwheremostofthechildrenoftheaboveJameswereborn.MostoftheonlinegenealogiesdonotidentifytheancestryofsuspectColeCoffey,althoughthereisonethatclaimsColemustbeasonofJames.Toaddabitmoreinfo,IthinkthereissomeindirectsupportingevidencethatthefamilyofJamesCoffeyWASclosetotheHoltfamily:AfterWilliamMarionwasbornin�837,his

motherMary(Polly)HoltmarriedJacksonStrunkinAugustof�839.Andifyoulookatyourdata,youwillseethatJamesson,Joseph,marriedoneBethada(orBethAda)Strunk.AndalittlediggingintotheStrunkfamilyshowsthatBethAdawastheNIECEoftheJacksonStrunkwhomarriedWilliamMarion’smother.(Jackson’sbrotherwasWilliamStrunk,andBethAdaisWilliam’sdaughter.)Further,JamesCoffey’ssonNelsonhadasonJohn,andJohnmarriedoneElizabethTelithaStrunk.TheStrunkgenealogyIexploredshowedthismarriage,butdidnotseemtoknowwhomElizabethTelithaStrunkbelongedto.ButwithanamelikeStrunk,therehastobeaconnection?SoIconcludetheHolts,theStrunks,andthefamilyofJamesCoffey,werealmostcertainlyhangingabouttogether.SoifJamesdidn’thaveasonnamedCole,thenanyoneofhisfouroldestsonsmuststillbeonourshortlistofprimesuspects?(HisyoungestsonsareabittooyoungtobefatherofWilliamMarion.)Here’sisFred’ssourceofinfoontheStrunks:http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sheilastrunk&id=I0��47The“Holt”researcherworkingthislineisRenee’Furukawa,whodescendsfromWilliamMarionHolt’sson“GeneralShermanHolt”.Yes,“General” appears to be his first name! Renee’ persuadedoneofherunclestotaketheDNAtest.

JACKCOFFEEfoundquitealotonThomasColemanCoffeybutnothingsaysthathewasthefatherofWilliamMarionHolt.ThomasColemanb.ca�8�9,d.9Dec.�890,son ofJamesB.Coffeywife:MaryHeaven,m.��Dec�839Wayneco.Children:Margaretca�84�,Johnb.ca�8432nd,wife;JaneMeeker,m.23Aug�848WayneCo.KY3rdwife;Mrs.AmandaJaneHudsonStoneChildren:Marshalb.ca�850,Amandab.ca�85�,Alleyb.ca�853&Maryb.ca�856.=======================

page�0 December 2008I,BonnieCulleyhaveaworksheetforFeliciaCoffey&JamesTurnbo.Idonotknowwhogaveittome.WhenIdownloadedit,Ilosttheauthor.Itisinteresting.JamesTurnbo,b.22Mar�780WilkesCoSCd.�0Aug�826Enterprise,MauryCoTN,sonofJohnAndresTurnbough&Margaret___m.2�Aug�8��MauryCotoFeliciaCOFFEY,b.3Mar�787KnoxCo.TN,d.�8May�865MauryCo.TN,dau.ChesleyCoffeyjr(�755-�8�8)&MargaretBaldwin.James&Felicia’schildren�.NathanA.Turnbo,b.�8�3KnoxCoTN,d.�884DecaturCo.TN,m.ElizabethSeaboltand2ndElizabethBuckner2.WilliamClairborneTurnbo,b.ca�8�5MauryCoTN,m.SarahJaneMathis3.MargaretAnnTurnbo,b.�6Dec.�8�6MauryCo.TN,8Jul�855,LawrenceCo.TN,m.ParrishLindseySimms4.GraceM.“Gracie”Turnbo,b.�5Feb�8�9MauryCo.TNd.4Nov�890ParkerCo.TX,m.MartinHarrisonJohnson,2ndDavidMcClain5.JamesCoffeyTurnbo,b.�3Feb.�820MauryCo.TN,d.�4Jun�870MarionCo.AR,m.ElizaOnstott,�842TaneyCo.MO,m.2ndColeAnn___6.AndrewJacksonTurnbo,b.�8�7MauryCoTN,d.�887TarrantCo.TX,m.SarahAnnSpain7.ElizabethTurnbo,b.�823MauryCo.TN,d.27Jun�899Gainsville,MO,m.AndrewH.Turnbow.8.NancyAnnTurnbo,b.20Mar�824,MauryCo.TN,d.�8Aug�899,MuaryCo.TN,m.JohnBailey9.MaryLucyTurnbo,b.ca�826MauryCo.TN,m.ClintLefferty,MauryCo.TN

CURRENTS IN THE STREAMNEWMIDWESTGENEALOGYCENTER–HistoricIndependence,MissouriisrichingenealogyresourcesincludingthenewMidwestGenealogyCenter.Holdingsofferextensivemicrofilm and microfiche sources, including UScensusrecords,CivilWarhistories,NativeAmericanrecords,biographicalarchives,Blackfamilyhistoryrecordsand60,000titlesoffamilies’genealogies.TheCenteroffersamplefacilitiesforresearchersandoversizeparkingspacestoaccommodateRvs.Allresourcesandclassesarefree,asareappointmentswithexperts.ContactMidwestGenealogyCenter,340�S.KigerRd.,Independence,MO;8�6-252-7228orwww.medwestgenealogycenter.org.NearbysourcesforfamilyhistorybuffsincludetheJacksonCo.GenealogicalSocietyResearchLibrary,theMerrillJ.MattessResearchLibraryattheNationalFrontierTrailsMuseum,theJacksonCo.HistoricalArchivesandResearchLibraryandFamilyHistoryCenterofTheChurchofJesusChristofLatter-daySaints,www.lds.org.(Copiedfromthe“REUNIONS”magazine,reunionsmag.com)

*ForthoseworkingonthePeterCoffeeline,JerryCoffeeexplainswhyPeterreceivedaRoyalPardon.Jerrywrites:"InEngland,deathsentencesforpettycrimeswerequite common until the end of the �8th century.However, only 40% of the death sentences werecarriedoutandwerethoseofseriousoffenses.Thedeath sentences for minor offenses weregiven aRoyalPardon.Thedeathsentencesforminorcrimeswerecommutedto “Transportation” withseven years indenturedservitude in the American Colonies along withbanishment. After completion of the seven-yearsentence, theconvicts were giventheir “freedomdues”of50acresoflandinthebackwoodsandabarrelofseedcorn.TheAmericancolonieswerehavingaseverelaborshortage,duetotheproductionandexport of tobacco to England. In �776,

COFFEYCOUSINS'CLEARINGHOUSE page��theAmerican Revolution ended the indenturedlaborsystemandEnglandbegansendingconvictstoAustralia.Slaverybecame thelabor system inAmericausingblacksimportedfromAfrica.PeterCoffee’strialrecordandsentencecanbeviewedon the “Proceedings of the Old Bailey.”You cannavigatethroughthewebsiteandyoucanreadthetranscriptofthetrialandconvictionintheoriginallanguage.AcopyoftheindictmentpublishedinaLondonnewspaperisalsoincluded.PeterCoffeewas first acquitted due to a “fault in the indictment” buthewasretriedandfoundguiltyofforgeryanddeceptionandsentencedtodeath.http://www.brionline.ac.uk/oldbailey/html.Clickonthelinkabovetoview“ProceedingsoftheOldBaileyandPeterCoffee’strialandsentence.Thetrialrecordandsentencecanbeviewedbynavigatingthroughthewebsite.============================

*Marynella,marynella@bellsouth.net,saysthatshechecked37cemeteriesforanotherlineandhappenedon two Coffeys in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery,Zeandale,andRileyco.KS.�.FrankB.Coffeyb.�2Oct.�883–d.�2Nov. �9642.MaryO.Coffeyb.7Sep.�886–d.�6Aug �965ShealsofoundaLelaSueWebbinLauderdaleCo.,ALb.unknown,d.�0Nov2004.===========================

KevinCoffey,kevinbcad@comcast.net,whileworkingontheEliCoffeyfamily,comments,“IthinkthebirthdateandmarriagedatecomesfromatranscriptionoftheEliCoffeyfamilybible.I’veseenthisrepeatedmanytimesasasourcefortheElifamilyonseveralwebsites.Myfeelingisthatthebirthdatechecksoutwithcensusdatabutthemarriageyearismostlikelyincorrect-Ithinktheyearwouldbe�847attheearliestandprobably closer to 1849 given that the first child wasbornin�85�andtheirrecordinthe�850census.SomefamilytreesI’veseenlistthemarriagedateat�847-theynodoubtfoundthe

samethingIdid:theestimatedbirthdateofMaryC. Saufley is around 1832 if you combine census data.Sogivenan�832date,shewouldhavebeen�0yearsoldforthe�842marriagedatetobecorrect.I’vefoundnomarriagerecordforthem.Ithinkthefollowingisacensusrecordthatmanyhaveoverlooked.Ionlyfounditbygoingthroughtheentire�850RussellCountycensusrecordnamebyname.The�850U.S.FederalCensusforDistrictTwo,RussellCounty,KentuckyshowsStantonP.“Coffy”(28)withMary(�8)inthehouseholdofElijah“Coffy.”ElijahwasthesonofClevelandCoffeyandJaneWitherspoon.Stanton’soccupationislistedasa“trader”?StantonP.andMaryarealsolistedashavingbeenmarriedwithintheyear.Mary’sbirthplaceislistedasVirginia.============================

ThefollowinggenealogyshouldbeofrealinteresttoanyonecollectingthedescendentsofEdwardandAnnPowellCoffey.InMarvinCoffey'sbook,hehasthefollowingElizabethDurhamlistedashavingmarriedaMr.Boone.NowweknowwhichMr.Booneandwhen,thankstoJanetdelaPena,dipstudios��@comcast.net.Shesays,"IhopethismightbeofinteresttotheCoffeyfamily.Iwasresearchingmylittle-knownancestor,(notfamous)DanielBoonofWayneCo.,KY.ThisyearIworkedwiththeBooneSociety,andafewotherresearchers,anddiscoveredtheconnectionofElizabeth"Betsey"Durham,daughterofMartha"Patsey"CoffeyandMastinDurham.Marthawasbornin�758,toRev.JamesCoffeyandElizabethCleveland,inAlbemarleCo.,VA,anddiedonAug.�2,�826,inWayneCo.,KY.ShemarriedMastinDurhamandtheyweremembers,likeDaniel'sfather,JesseBoon,oftheYadkinChurch(ThreeForksBaptistChurch)ofWilkesCo.,NC.

page�2 December 2008Theirdaughter,Elizabeth"Betsy"Durham,wasbornonSept.28,�78�,NC,anddiedin�868,buriedinBigSpringsCemetery,Parmleysville,WayneCo.,KY.(WayneCounty,KentuckyCemeteriesBook,pages687-689,copyrightedbyB.B.Coffey,Sr.)ElizabethmarriedDanielBoon,bornDec.�,�777,NC,sonofJesseBoonandSarahMcMahan,andwasgrandsonofIsraelBoone,theolderbrotheroffamousDanielBoone.ThebirthdatesforElizabethDurhamandDanielBoonwerepostedontheinternet:BooneFamilyGenealogyForum,Nov.25,2002,byLewisBarnett,ownerofaBooneBible,purchasedbyhisgrandfather,WilliamAlfredKinne,about�902,inStearns,KY.MyresearchonElizabethDurhamBoonwasacceptedandpostedbyWayneCo.,KentuckyCemeteries.IwouldbegladtosendyouwhatIhave,asIhavetriedtobebriefhere.JanetdelaPena."

COMPUTER NEWSVisitthenewwebsiteat,http://www.thecoffeycousins.org/coffeycousins.html.

EDWARD&ANN(Powell)COFFEY-CDfor$�0.00.JackCoffee,308SummerRidgeLoop,Sunset,LA70584.ThisisallofthedescendentsthatJackCoffeehasfound,books&web,forEdwardCoffey.

COFFEYCOUSINS’INDEX–CDfor$�0writeReamsGoodloe,P.O.Box9332,Covington,WA98042Thisisall��0issuesofCoffeyCousins’Clearinghouse,547pagesofindexwith3,573differentsurnames.Thereare�7spellingsofCoffey,notcountingthe9thathavean“r”or“n”inthem.

WEBSITESTOVISIT-http://janieology.com/themccallaside/coffee.htm,websiteonRiceCoffee&wifeJaneMedarisCoffee.

DOCUMENTS GALORE*BennieLoftinhasfoundagraveforW.T.Coffee�885-�885intheEmetCemetery,Emet,OK.ItissoutheastofTishomindo,OK.=====================* Camilla LaFavers, 704 LaFavers Rd., RussellSprings,KY42642,honoreduswithalistofall258cemeteriesinRussellCo.,KY.Ifyouarelookingforanyoneburiedinthatarea,youmightwanttoattendtheCoffeyCousinsConventionatLakeCumberlandStateParkwhichisinRussellCo.CamillasaysthatthelistshesendscanbefoundinRussellCo.PublicLibrary, Jamestown, KY. She says the book wascompiledinthemid�950sbyNorahMillerandherhusband.

�.AARON-KY.379oldDenmarkpropofPhillipAaron2. ABBOT/HEATH – Swanpond Bottom pro ofTommyHay3.ABRELL–Route3RussellSpringspropofGradyRoy4.AKERS–KY.55&379onpropofVernonAntle5.AKERS–KY.55onpropofA.Akers6.ANDREW – Rockhouse Bottom prop of ScottAndrew7.ANTLE–KY�058UnionChapelpropofCordellGarner8.ANTLE–KY�058�/4milesbackofRayAntlehome.9.ANTLE – Garr Ridge Road prop of CameronShearer�0Back–RockhouseBottompropofMillerBack��BARGER–KY92propofBerthaLawless�2BARGER–KY92propofJamesEarlMiller�3BARNES–KY379propofBeckamBarnes�4BERNARD–KY6�9propofCameronSow�5BERNARD–�/2mi.EastofBernardChurchofGod�6BETHEL–U.S.�27TorchRidgearea�7 BETHEL – 6 mi. S/W Jamestown at BethelMethodistCh�8BETHLEHAM–KY80AdairRussellCo.line�9BLAIR–�mi.So.ofBlairSchoolHouse20BLAIR - KY 6�9 prop of ChesterStephenson2� BLAKEY/CHAPMAN KY. 6�9 prop of IvanLawless

COFFEYCOUSINS'CLEARINGHOUSE page�322BLAKEY–KY.379propofJamesMorgan23BLANKENSHIP–KY379JacksonBottom/Geo.Blankenship24BLANKENSHIP–KY6�9nearHayesChapel/GlennLawless25BLANKENSHIP-U.S.�27SO.PropofLizzieWooldridge26BLEDSOE–RockhouseBottompropof JohnOliver27 BOLIN – Half Acre Road prop of PaulLawhorn28BOWLIN–�/2miSo.ClearForkBaptistCh.Eli,KY29 BOWMER – KY �728 Eli com. prop of A.Taylor30BRADSHAW–KY379&�058propofOpalCoffey3�BRADSHAW/BUTCHERKY9�0nearSalemBaptistCh32BREEDING–OldColumbiaRdpropofAlvaBryant33BREEDING–OldColumbiaRdWhiteChapelCh34BROWN–MelsonRidgeRdpropofW.Spoon35 BUNCH – Melson Ridge Rd prop of RichardBunch36BUSTER–CreelsboropropofJamesC.Buster37 CALHOUN/HAYNES – KY 92 prop of LeeCalhoun38 CAMPBELL – Creelsboro prop of Jack B.Miller39 CAMPBELL – Creelsboro prop of Jack B.Miller40CAMPBELL–KY55propofAlmonSullivan4�CAPE–KY379&�058OldOga42CARNES–U.S.�27SonearCarlCarnes43CARNES–U.S.�27SopropofWalterCarnes44CARTEIGHT–KY�545propofOlieBottom45CHOAT–KY92SoJamestownpropofClaudeLeveridge46 CINDY – Bernard Ridge prop of Nettie B.Bolin47CLAYTON–�miW.CreelsboropropofN.L.Bell48 CLEAR SPRINGS – KY 6�9 So of RussellSprings49COE–KY379onpropofJ.D.Nelson50 COE – KY 92 So of Jamestown prop of A.

Dabney5� COFFEY – off KY 379 on prop of GranvilleBallenger52COFFEY–Olga-CreelsboroRdpropofBlakeyBros.53COFFEY–OnoRd.4miSo.OfEliKY54COFFEY–Olga-CreelsboroRd.propofOpalCoffey55COFFEY’SCHAPEL–KY76atEliKY56COFFEY/PRICE–KY92propofD.Gaskins57 COFFEY – 3/4 mi off KY 55 prop ThearsonCollins58COLEMAN–S/SofCaveSpringsRd59COLLINS–LocatedinBethelChurcharea60CONCORD–SoofDunbarXRdonPleasantHillRd6�COOK–KY6�9onpropofEdwinCundiff62 DALTON – off kY 379 on Butlers Creek(Ramsey)63 DARNELL –Old Colummbia, Russell SpringsRd,LeeCoffey64DECATOR–NearOldDecatoronpropofHarleySmith65DICKINSON–��/2mioffUS�27onDickinsonRidge66DIXON–�/2miNoofUnionChapelChurch67DUNBAR–OldColumbia,RussellSpringsRd,LeeCoffey68DUNCAN–LocatedatKendellonpropofRayMann69EASTHAM–PleasantHillRdonpropofWillisEastham70EASTHAM–BernardRidgeRdonpropofElsieEastham7�EDMONDS–HalfAcreRdonpropofEdWest72 FAIRVIEW – KY 80 East 4 mi from RussellSprings73FLANAGAN–PleasantHillRdpropofBerthaD.Flanagan74 FLANAGAN – Pleasant Hill Rd prop of ----Lawless75FOLEY–US�27nearWebbsXRd76FRIEDSHIP–�/2miSoofFriendshipBaptistChurch77GABBERTS–SaltLickCreekonpropofJoeWilliams78 GADBERRY – Brown Ridge Rd 3mi So ofWindsor

page�4 December 200879 GARNER – �/2/mi off KY 379 on ButlersCreek80GARR–KY379atOldDenmarkpropofParkerWilliams8�GASKIN–SoofElionParksridgeRd82GASKIN–JunctionUS�27&KY80RussellSprings83GASKIN–US�27NopropofEarlAaron84 GASKIN – US �27 No Fairgrounds RussellSprings85GEORGE–2miSoDunbarXRdpropJudgeDunbar86GEORGE–KY6�9propofJosephGeorge87GOSSAGE–RearofPleasantHillBaptistCh88 GRIDER – �/4 mi off Esto Rd prop BulonGrider88AGRIDER–US�27SopropofLoreneIrwinFount89 GRIDER – Blair School Rd prop of LoyedSmith90 GRIDER – �/2/mi off KY 92 prop MarshallDixon9�GRIDER–KY379CreelsboropropofRollinFlatt92GRIDERSCHAPEL–KY�058Grider’sChapelCh93GROCE–NearjunctionKY55&37994 HADLEY – KY 6�9 near 379 prop LennisBlakey95HADLEY–OffKY55propEvaHadley96 HADLEY – KY �058 back of Bryan PostOffice97HADLEY–KY�058propofErnestHadley98 HADLEY – 3/4 mi So of KY 55 prop LewisHadley99HALE–BlairsSchoolHouseRd�00HALE–WestofHighSchoolpropofFrankBranham�0�HAMMOND–S/Sof9�08miEastofRussellSprings�02 Hare – Mann Town on prop of Johnny M.Garner�03HARRIS–FarmofLisaWomack�miNEofEli,KY�04HATFIED–�miS/EofJabez�05 HAYES – KY 6�9 Hayes Chapel MethodistChurch�06HAYNES–KY6�9oppositeMtVernonBaptist

Ch�07HAYNES–KY92propofDeanHadley�08HELEN–MelsonRidgeRdnearNormanBunchhome�09HELM–KY55propofHerbertLoy��0 HELM – Jackman Bottom prop of JohnWooldridge���HELM–onRoute#3propofHollisAntle��2 HELM – KY �058 �/4mi on Rufus HadleyLane��3HELM–OnRoute#3propofTilfordCoffey��4HELM–OffKY6�9propofEdwinLoy��5 HILL – Melson Ridge Rd prop of EffieMurphy��6HILL–KY�058propofForestLawless��7HILLCREST–US�272miNoofJamestown��8 HOLDER – �/2 mi E off KY 6�9 propS.M.Dunbar��9HOLDER–2miSofElionParksridgeRd�20HOLT–KY�3732miSofEli�2� HUDSON – KY 6�9 prop of CarrolRichardson�22HUMBLE–US�273miNofRussellSprings�23HURT–KY379near92propofTomScott�24JACKMAN–JackmanBottomKY379propSmithBros.�25 JACKMAN – Bethel Area propof CliftonAntle�26JACKMAN–JackmanBottompropMrs.GladysGrant�27JACKMAN–JackmanBottompropofFrankCampbell�28JAMESTOWN–NorthMainSt.(US�27)�29 JASPER – Beckham Ridge Rd prop of W.Jasper�30 JERICO – Off KY 80 near Jerico Church(Owenstown)�3�JOHNSON–EastsideofKY76nearEli�32 KEAN – Clifty Creek RD prop of Joe L.Williams�33KEAN–OffUS�27CliftyCreedRdpropBeckHeirs�34 KEETON – Rockhouse Bottom prop of ---Reeder�35 KELSAY – Off KY 55 adjoining John T.Bradshaw�36 KERNES – Off US �27 S near Kerns loghouse

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COFFEY COUSINS CONVENTION 2009LAKE CUMBERLAND STATE PARK

RUSSELL CO., KYAPRIL 30 - MAY 2, 2009

RESERVATIONS

Make reservations before April 1

2009. Be sure to say that you are

with the Coffey Cousins.

Lodge Reservations: 1-800-325-1709

Single or double rooms - $80.96

2 bedroom cottage/2 bath - $143.98

Campsites with electric - $22.00

(All have 10% tax.)

FACILITIES

We will have a 6000 square feet meeting room with lobby and restrooms in it. It will be available all day Friday and all day Saturday. This is where we will have our banquet on Sat night, a great Hot Buffet with 2 entrees, plus. Really good price!

PLACES TO VISIT

A Natural Arch called Rockhouse.Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery. A great place to trout fish.

Danny Coffey is checking the times and locations for research in the libraries and courthouses of Russell co, Wayne co, Pulaski co. and Rockcastle co.'s KY all in easy driving distance.

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Numberwishingtoeatatthebanquet@$16.00each........ $...................... (Thisincludestaxandtips)Pleasemarkoneentreeforeachguest.Entrees will be fried catfish _______ roast turkey & dressing _______

Pleaseaddattendeesnamesonbackofthisslipsonametagsandregistrtionpacketscanbepreparedaheadoftime.Thankyou.

Sendcheckormoneyorderforbanquetto: DannyK.Coffey SubmitquestionstoDannyat: P.O.Box11 coffey@duo-county.com Jamestown,KY42629 phone:270-343-3294

SeeyouinMayattheCoffeyConvention

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